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dial

French translation: cadran

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English term or phrase:dial
French translation:cadran
Entered by: GILLES MEUNIER

07:48 May 15, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Patents / (in a patent) lens for eyewear
English term or phrase: dial
The rotational adjuster may comprise a dial extending inside an aperture in the bearing cup towards the shaft, the dial driving or engaging with the shaft for rotation. The dial and shaft may each comprise two or more spaced fingers, the fingers of the dial may locate in spaces between the fingers of the shaft and vice versa so as to transfer rotational drive of the adjuster to rotation of the shaft.

In other arrangements the dial and adjuster may be linked for driving by a keyway or coupled together by a fastener.

The pinion gear or worm gear is connected to a shaft which is then connected directly or indirectly to a dial which a user can turn.

dial =cadran?
sara sara (X)
Italy
Local time: 17:53
cadran
Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 17:53
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merci!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2le bouton / la molette
FX Fraipont (X)
4cadran
GILLES MEUNIER


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cadran


Explanation:
oui

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1105
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merci!
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
le bouton / la molette


Explanation:
as in "turn the dial" : "Like the bearing the seal cap does not rotate when the dial and shaft are rotated"

on tourne le bouton pour "zoomer".
J'imagine mal un "cadran" sur des lunettes.

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Note added at 29 mins (2018-05-15 08:17:23 GMT)
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"dial
a rotatable plate, disk, or knob used for regulating a mechanism, making and breaking electrical connections, etc., as in tuning a radio or television station in or out. "
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/dial?s=ts

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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2018-05-16 15:06:51 GMT) Post-grading
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no comments.

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 652

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, it is not a 'dial' in the sense of a fixed graduated scale, such as a clock-face, say. 'Dial' can be bothe that whoich you turn to adjust (as here) and also the reference scale.
6 hrs
agree  B D Finch: Agree with "la molette".
1 day 6 hrs
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